The problem with off the shelf software in PCs is that there are simply too many variables to ensure everything works perfect 100% of the time. Most people I know that complain about windows crashing have about 250 randomly downloaded programs installed. Either that or bad RAM. How is a computer supposed to cope with Bad RAM, short of remapping it? Also, people don't realize that keeping a computer in good working order takes a lot of work. People take their car in for an oil change every 3000 miles. Why not take your computer in for a checkup every 100 hours? Or even spend the time to run the virus check and understand what it means when you have a virus.
Doesn't Beings a "Modder" actually require that you modify something? I really have respect for people who do the work themselves and make their case look really good. But for those who just spend a lot of money putting together stock parts, well, I don't think they should really be called modders.
Exactly. Everyone I know with an XBOX hooks it up and never moves it. I ask if they want to bring over their xbox? year right. That thing weighs a ton. I on the other hand have not problem unhooking my GC and bringing to a friends house. I often offer to do it. Since it it quite small and light, and also because there are a ton of games that are really fun in multiplayer. I don't really know of any XBox games that are really fun on multiplayer for anything other than hard core gamers.
I have one sitting in my home right now. I'm not sure if it's called coaxial, but that's what i've always called it. It's the standard cable hook-up that is used when you get cable TV. A lot of players don't have it, but it also isn't hard to find one that does. There's a large variety of players out there.
I think the trick is to shell out a lot of cash for a high end receiver/amplifier. There's 1 digital out that goes to your TV, and if you get a good receiver, you should be able to get one with 7 digital inputs. I know this was the way to do it with the Component hookups. You get a good receiever with 7 component inputs, and everything goes through that. Not sure if this kind of stuff exists with only digital inputs and outputs though.
This is stupid. The only reason that DVD players caught on is because you could hook them up to any old TV. There's still a lot of DVD players hooked up to the old coaxial or RCA (component) sockets. Not a lot of people have the component hook ups. And even a lot of people who have them don't end up using them. If they limit HD DVD players to only hook up to the brand new shiny TVs, then nobody is going to buy the player. I'm sure there's a lot of people who will want to buy these, but if it means buying a new TV on top of that, you will see that it will only fill a niche market.
I would love to have a camera with an USB slot in it. You could then buy cheap flash drives, and use those for storage. Instead of the overpriced cards that all cameras seem to use. You could even hook up a USB Hard drive if you wanted a lot of storage. This might drain the battery a lot, but I suppose they could make USB Hard drives with their own battery.
But then you really piss off the stores. They don't want to have to have 2 different items to keep track of for each 1 item they have now. Actually, they will still probably sell dvds, so now they will have to have 3 formats of everything available. My guess is that in 6 months, after the release of both technologies, all the players will support both formats, and this will become a completely non-issue. Movie studios will release movies in whichever formats they see fit, and stores will sell whichever format they fell like selling. We had this same discussion a few years back with the DVD+R, DVD-R issue, and now all the players/recorders take both, and there is no issue with compatibilities.
That's only 65 degress celcius. Which isn't really that hot. I don't think that a chip running at that temp would have any problems in the long run. PC processors run at that temp all the time. It might feel a little hot to the touch, but nothing metal, silicon and other chip materials shouldn't be able to handle.
I have an unlimited data plan with Bell. It's on their $35 per month plan. Mind you, it's slow, so I don't know how you'd get more than 4 or 5 megs in a month, but it's unlimited. Here's a Link It's unlimited mobile browsing, which I guess isn't really true data, or I'm not sure if they differentiate. I don't really use it, it's just included in the plan.
Isn't the whole point of "plugins" that they aren't built in? Ideally, it should come with no plugins, but with a large library of plugins to choose from. Kind of like Firefox.
Is it really all the important? You see it for about 3 seconds, each time you boot your computer. If you are booting your computer more than 3 times a day, you should look into VMware so you don't have to reboot so often to access all those different OSes you have. Either that, or switch to a more stable OS. As long as it can boot the OSes you want, is there any real reason to have one over the other? I think this is kind of pointless. I just go with whatever my distro (mandriva) offers by default (lilo). It's such a minimal part of my computer, that I couldn't be bothered to even think of changing it.
But alphas couldn't run the exact same software. No recompiles or code changes are necessary to make a program operate correctly on an AMD chip as opposed to an Intel Chip.
The main problem right now is that the manufacturers haven't figured out how to go direct to the end user for the home market. Dell has a good idea what they are doing, and I think they have a better line-up for home PCs than any other major manufacturer. Of course, the best deals come from the small shops, but we're talking about big businesses. Also, many manufacturers don't push their direct to consumer lines because they don't want to alienate their retailers. The big manufacturers can't undercut their own retailers or the retailers will stop wasting shelf space on stuff they can't sell, because it costs more than buying it direct. So, if you can't sell it for less than the retailers, then why would anybody buy it off the internet, since it's easier in the end to walk down to BBY and pick it up off the shelf.
I use Zip.Ca, and I notice one reason why they weren't sending movies out immediately after I sent it back. The reason was not enough movies in my queue. Whey I only had 40ish movies in my queue. I would often have to wait a day or two for them to send something out. Even though they tell you to keep only like 20 in your queue, it's really best if you have far more, so they always have something to send out. I'm up around 200 right now. I dont' think there's ever a time when they don't send one out right away.
Zip.ca (netflix for canada) has a feature where you go to the website, and let they know you returned a movie. That way, you really can get movie the day after you send it back. You are allowed to have 1 movie "in transit" on top of the 4 you have rented. It's a really nice feature, and I think it lets them keep on top of shipping times. There's rarely a time of more than 2 days when I don't ahve 4 movies, and I don't think I ever have less than 3.
Is there really a difference between c# and Java? the syntax for the two is basically identical, and they all have pretty much the same feature set. The only difference is the class library. If you mean learning the language as memorizing the class library, then you should probably just learn how to read the docs. Both Java and.Net have greate docs their respective class libraries. I learned OOP from a langauge agnostic standpoint and I'm better off because of it. I don't think that learning one language over the other will be much of an advantage. Really, if you have the time, do all the assignments in both languages, just to learn both. I don't know why most employers think you need 5 years with a given laguage. If you haven't gotten the syntax and class library down after 2, you're doing something wrong.
This is where ID really fails in my mind. They say that because we don't fully understand evolution, and because of the gaps, that it must of been an intelligent being who did it. This sounds a lot to me like Mercury dragging the sun accross the sky in a chariot as an explanation because we didn't understand why the sun moved accross the sky. Just because we don't understand something fully, does not give any proof that an intelligent being was at work. This explanation has been used throughout history for things we don't understand, and it has been proven wrong. Unless there is real evidence that an intelligent being is doing something, which there never is, then you can't say that something is happening because of the intelligent being.
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I think that many of the problems that have been pointed out with Firefox have to do with the plugins. I run firefox and never encounter any problems like high memory usage, or lots of CPU usage. If you install 2000 plugins, weird things will happen. If you don't install that many plugins, or just the ones you really need, everything seems to run smoothly.
That really depends on what you consider better. If you want a car that seats 4, then you're going to have an easier time getting a Honda that seats 4, then trying to retrofit a ferrari to seat 4.
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The problem with off the shelf software in PCs is that there are simply too many variables to ensure everything works perfect 100% of the time. Most people I know that complain about windows crashing have about 250 randomly downloaded programs installed. Either that or bad RAM. How is a computer supposed to cope with Bad RAM, short of remapping it? Also, people don't realize that keeping a computer in good working order takes a lot of work. People take their car in for an oil change every 3000 miles. Why not take your computer in for a checkup every 100 hours? Or even spend the time to run the virus check and understand what it means when you have a virus.
This assumes you run a crappy OS which uses a filesystem where fragmentation is even an issue.
Doesn't Beings a "Modder" actually require that you modify something? I really have respect for people who do the work themselves and make their case look really good. But for those who just spend a lot of money putting together stock parts, well, I don't think they should really be called modders.
Exactly. Everyone I know with an XBOX hooks it up and never moves it. I ask if they want to bring over their xbox? year right. That thing weighs a ton. I on the other hand have not problem unhooking my GC and bringing to a friends house. I often offer to do it. Since it it quite small and light, and also because there are a ton of games that are really fun in multiplayer. I don't really know of any XBox games that are really fun on multiplayer for anything other than hard core gamers.
I have one sitting in my home right now. I'm not sure if it's called coaxial, but that's what i've always called it. It's the standard cable hook-up that is used when you get cable TV. A lot of players don't have it, but it also isn't hard to find one that does. There's a large variety of players out there.
I think the trick is to shell out a lot of cash for a high end receiver/amplifier. There's 1 digital out that goes to your TV, and if you get a good receiver, you should be able to get one with 7 digital inputs. I know this was the way to do it with the Component hookups. You get a good receiever with 7 component inputs, and everything goes through that. Not sure if this kind of stuff exists with only digital inputs and outputs though.
It looks Like Johnny-5 to me :)
This is stupid. The only reason that DVD players caught on is because you could hook them up to any old TV. There's still a lot of DVD players hooked up to the old coaxial or RCA (component) sockets. Not a lot of people have the component hook ups. And even a lot of people who have them don't end up using them. If they limit HD DVD players to only hook up to the brand new shiny TVs, then nobody is going to buy the player. I'm sure there's a lot of people who will want to buy these, but if it means buying a new TV on top of that, you will see that it will only fill a niche market.
I would love to have a camera with an USB slot in it. You could then buy cheap flash drives, and use those for storage. Instead of the overpriced cards that all cameras seem to use. You could even hook up a USB Hard drive if you wanted a lot of storage. This might drain the battery a lot, but I suppose they could make USB Hard drives with their own battery.
But then you really piss off the stores. They don't want to have to have 2 different items to keep track of for each 1 item they have now. Actually, they will still probably sell dvds, so now they will have to have 3 formats of everything available. My guess is that in 6 months, after the release of both technologies, all the players will support both formats, and this will become a completely non-issue. Movie studios will release movies in whichever formats they see fit, and stores will sell whichever format they fell like selling. We had this same discussion a few years back with the DVD+R, DVD-R issue, and now all the players/recorders take both, and there is no issue with compatibilities.
Well, the simpsons are on 17. They must have pretty large storage needs.
That's only 65 degress celcius. Which isn't really that hot. I don't think that a chip running at that temp would have any problems in the long run. PC processors run at that temp all the time. It might feel a little hot to the touch, but nothing metal, silicon and other chip materials shouldn't be able to handle.
I have an unlimited data plan with Bell. It's on their $35 per month plan. Mind you, it's slow, so I don't know how you'd get more than 4 or 5 megs in a month, but it's unlimited. Here's a Link It's unlimited mobile browsing, which I guess isn't really true data, or I'm not sure if they differentiate. I don't really use it, it's just included in the plan.
Isn't the whole point of "plugins" that they aren't built in? Ideally, it should come with no plugins, but with a large library of plugins to choose from. Kind of like Firefox.
I've compiled a few different kernels in my day, and had 4 or 5 of them on Lilo. What shortcomings are you refering to? Because I haven't noticed any.
Is it really all the important? You see it for about 3 seconds, each time you boot your computer. If you are booting your computer more than 3 times a day, you should look into VMware so you don't have to reboot so often to access all those different OSes you have. Either that, or switch to a more stable OS. As long as it can boot the OSes you want, is there any real reason to have one over the other? I think this is kind of pointless. I just go with whatever my distro (mandriva) offers by default (lilo). It's such a minimal part of my computer, that I couldn't be bothered to even think of changing it.
But alphas couldn't run the exact same software. No recompiles or code changes are necessary to make a program operate correctly on an AMD chip as opposed to an Intel Chip.
The main problem right now is that the manufacturers haven't figured out how to go direct to the end user for the home market. Dell has a good idea what they are doing, and I think they have a better line-up for home PCs than any other major manufacturer. Of course, the best deals come from the small shops, but we're talking about big businesses. Also, many manufacturers don't push their direct to consumer lines because they don't want to alienate their retailers. The big manufacturers can't undercut their own retailers or the retailers will stop wasting shelf space on stuff they can't sell, because it costs more than buying it direct. So, if you can't sell it for less than the retailers, then why would anybody buy it off the internet, since it's easier in the end to walk down to BBY and pick it up off the shelf.
I use Zip.Ca, and I notice one reason why they weren't sending movies out immediately after I sent it back. The reason was not enough movies in my queue. Whey I only had 40ish movies in my queue. I would often have to wait a day or two for them to send something out. Even though they tell you to keep only like 20 in your queue, it's really best if you have far more, so they always have something to send out. I'm up around 200 right now. I dont' think there's ever a time when they don't send one out right away.
Zip.ca (netflix for canada) has a feature where you go to the website, and let they know you returned a movie. That way, you really can get movie the day after you send it back. You are allowed to have 1 movie "in transit" on top of the 4 you have rented. It's a really nice feature, and I think it lets them keep on top of shipping times. There's rarely a time of more than 2 days when I don't ahve 4 movies, and I don't think I ever have less than 3.
Is there really a difference between c# and Java? the syntax for the two is basically identical, and they all have pretty much the same feature set. The only difference is the class library. If you mean learning the language as memorizing the class library, then you should probably just learn how to read the docs. Both Java and .Net have greate docs their respective class libraries. I learned OOP from a langauge agnostic standpoint and I'm better off because of it. I don't think that learning one language over the other will be much of an advantage. Really, if you have the time, do all the assignments in both languages, just to learn both. I don't know why most employers think you need 5 years with a given laguage. If you haven't gotten the syntax and class library down after 2, you're doing something wrong.
But that assumes that the climate never changes. Which we all know doesn't happen.
This is where ID really fails in my mind. They say that because we don't fully understand evolution, and because of the gaps, that it must of been an intelligent being who did it. This sounds a lot to me like Mercury dragging the sun accross the sky in a chariot as an explanation because we didn't understand why the sun moved accross the sky. Just because we don't understand something fully, does not give any proof that an intelligent being was at work. This explanation has been used throughout history for things we don't understand, and it has been proven wrong. Unless there is real evidence that an intelligent being is doing something, which there never is, then you can't say that something is happening because of the intelligent being.
I think that many of the problems that have been pointed out with Firefox have to do with the plugins. I run firefox and never encounter any problems like high memory usage, or lots of CPU usage. If you install 2000 plugins, weird things will happen. If you don't install that many plugins, or just the ones you really need, everything seems to run smoothly.
That really depends on what you consider better. If you want a car that seats 4, then you're going to have an easier time getting a Honda that seats 4, then trying to retrofit a ferrari to seat 4.